Titanic(Film), 1997The Man with the Golden Gun(Film), 1974"Homecoming A Christmas Story"(TV introduction of "The Waltons"), 1971"The Music Man"(Musical), 1957"A Christmas Carol"(publication date), 1843"American Crisis"(publication date of the Thomas Paine essay in which he wrote, "These are the times that try men's souls."), 1776"Poor Richard's Almanack" (publication of first issue by Benjamin Franklin), 1732

Today in History:

Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor, 324The Seldjuken under Toghril Beg occupy Baghdad, 1055The Susan Constant, the Godspeed, and the Discovery depart England carrying settlers who found, at Jamestown, Virginia, the first of the thirteen colonies that became the United States, 1606Benjamin Franklin, under the name Richard Saunders begins publication of "Poor Richard's Almanack", 1732Thomas Paine publishes his first "American Crisis" essay, in which he wrote that "These are the times that try men's souls," 1776Chinese troops occupy the capital Thang Long Vietnam, 1788The US state of Kentucky becomes the first to appropriate money for road building, 1795The US state of Georgia becomes the first to pass a birth registration law, 1823Allen Wilson of Connecticut patents a sewing machine that can sew a curved seam, 1854Albert L. Jones patents corrugated cardboard, 1871The first black US Catholic priest, Charles Uncles, is ordained in Baltimore, 1891The first city ordinance requiring separate neighborhoods for blacks and whites is passed, in Baltimore, 1910Robert Ripley begins his "Believe It Or Not" column in the NY Globe, 1918The British Broadcasting Corp begins transmitting overseas, 1932The US Earth satellite Atlas transmitted the first radio voice broadcast from space, 1958The last manned lunar flight, Apollo 17, returns to earth, 1972The Sino-British Joint Declaration, stating that the People's Republic of China, in 1997, would resume the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong, is signed, 1984Mikhail Gorbachev, leader of the Soviet Union, releases Andrei Sakharov and his wife from internal exile in Gorky, 1986A record high barometric pressure of 1085.6 hPa (32.06 inHg) is recorded at Tosontsengel, Khövsgöl Province, Mongolia, 2001

7 comments:

Oh my, that is so suddenly shocking!! It's exactly what happened to my uncle several years ago. One day we were planning Christmas meal at his home... within days it was his funeral. Yes - always hold close what is dear to you!! Good reminder today.